A man has been arrested by Tando Allahyar police for selling his one-day-old son for Rs15,000 to a couple, who are also in police custody.

The boy was born to Kazbano Qambran and her husband Abdul Ghafoor in a private hospital on July 17. A day later, the father sold the baby to a maid named Sobia and her husband Allah Dita Baloch through a female servant, Khadija. Khadija has also been arrested.

According to police, Ghafoor sold the boy to cover his wife's medical expenses.

After the mother reported her son's kidnapping at the A-Section Tando Allahyar police station, the police conducted raids in Sheedi Mohallah and Al Medina colony. The baby was recovered from Sheedi Mohallah on Friday night and was handed over to Qambran.

A case has been lodged against the accused under Sections 363 (abduction and kidnapping), 371 (selling people for prostitution or other unlawful purposes) and 506/2 (criminal intimidation) vide crime no 7/17. They are to be produced in court by police for remand.

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